# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Timbedra (TMD)

> 12,515 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,515 km / 7,776 mi / 6,758 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:11 in Shanghai, it's 03:11 in Timbedra)
- **Elevation difference**: 679 ft (TMD is higher than PVG)

## Airports

### [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanghai, China
- ICAO: ZSPD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.140000, 121.810000
- Elevation: 13 ft

### [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbedra, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNH
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.230000, -8.170000
- Elevation: 692 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:11 in Shanghai, it's 03:11 in Timbedra.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)